Boston beats St. Louis 3-1, returns home for clincher on Wednesday night.
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas does not always write about baseball. It just seems that way, starting with his early days covering spring training for the St. Petersburg Times, to his current role of bi-locating at both Hadlock Field and Fenway Park, reporting on the Portland Sea Dogs and Boston Red Sox. In the off-season, he still writes about baseball, while venturing to hockey rinks and basketball arenas, especially when it comes to the University of Maine and local colleges. Thomas has received awards for his work, but his greatest prize is home, which includes one patient wife, nine children and an aging chocolate Labrador.
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Red Sox Notebook: Doubront finds time is right for bullpen
Boston’s Felix Doubront, a starter in the regular season, has excelled in the World Series bullpen.
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Red Sox coming home for a wild time
Game 6, at Fenway Park, will have an electric, raucous atmosphere.
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World Series: Gomes’ homer helps Red Sox pull even
Jonny Gomes, playing for an ailing Shane Victorino, hits a decisive three-run homer in a 4-2 win.
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On Baseball: Good call, ump
The Red Sox argued the call that ended Game 3 in St. Louis, but the rules offer little leeway.
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Lester has chance to put Sox in command
Now the Sox stopper, Jon Lester welcomes the pressure.
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Tangled up in blue
An obstruction call in the ninth inning allows St. Louis to take a 2-1 series lead
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World Series notebook: Unsung Lance Lynn deserves his due
The Cardinals’ fourth starter has won 33 games the past two seasons.
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World Series Game 3: Biggest stage awaiting Peavy
Jake Peavy has done a lot and now, at 32, gets to start a World Series game.
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On Baseball: Mike Carp is great for the Red Sox to have in a pinch
ST. LOUIS — It’s easy to forget he’s still on the team. It has happened before. Mike Carp wears a Red Sox uniform, but the times he hits a baseball are usually measured by the swings he gets in batting practice hours before a game. But just wait. Eventually Manager John Farrell is going to […]